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On Nov. 11, 1918, at 11 a.m., the Armistice of Compiègne went into effect, ending hostilities between the Allies and Germany — and marking the end of the First World War, then known as the war to end wars.

Every year since, Canadians have honoured their veterans and war dead with a ceremony and moment of silence on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

In the years after the Great War, the gatherings were small and unofficial. On March 18, 1931, Alan Webster Neill, MP for Comox-Alberni, introduced a motion to have Armistice Day officially observed on Nov. 11 and no other date. Another Vancouver Island MP, Charles William Dickey of Nanaimo, according to the Canadian War Museum, then moved an amendment to change the name to Remembrance Day because it “implies that we wish to remember and perpetuate.”

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Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan places a wreath at the Victory Square cenotaph in Vancouver in 2016.Jason Payne/PNG

There will be ceremony and parade at cenotaph in Victory Square (West Hastings Street and Cambie Street).

The program begins with a performance by the Vancouver Bach Youth Choir and Sarabande starting at 10 a.m.

Vancouver Remembrance Day Parade route.

At 10:10 a.m., military marching units and bands will be led to Victory Square by the Vancouver Flag Party for the cenotaph ceremony starting at 10:30 a.m. The Last Post will be sounded at 11 a.m. There will be two minutes of silence, followed by a 21-gun salute and a flyby from the Royal Canadian Air Force. The parade — which will march along Hastings, Richards, Cordova and Cambie — begins immediately following the ceremony.

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Additional Remembrance Day ceremonies in Vancouver will take place at the Memorial South Park Cenotaph (41st Avenue and Windsor Street), Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (3811 Point Grey Road), Japanese Canadian War Memorial in Stanley Park, Grandview Park (1200 block of Commercial Drive), Crab Park at Portside and the Chinatown Memorial (Keefer Street and Columbia Street).

The Chinatown service begins at 12:30 p.m.

A war veteran salutes during the playing of The Last Post as hundreds gathered on Remembrance Day at the Japanese Canadian War Memorial in Stanley Park in 2010.Jenelle Schneider/PNG

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The formal ceremony at Belcarra Park featuring the Port Moody Power & Sail Squadron commences at 10:35 a.m. The main viewing area is on the fixed pier leading to the dock. Veterans and their families are welcome on the west dock. Those arriving by boat must have a reservation (email raftmaster Tony Gojevic for more information).

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Ala Osman from Cariboo Hill Secondary School participated in a ‘pledge a flag’ campaign in honour of Remembrance Day in Burnaby in 2013.NICK PROCAYLO/PROVINCE

The North Burnaby ceremony begins with a parade that leaves the Safeway parking lot, 4440 Hastings Street, at 10:30 a.m. and ends at the North Burnaby Cenotaph in Confederation Park (Willingdon Avenue and Penzance Drive).

The South Burnaby ceremony begins with a parade that leaves from Fire Hall No. 3 at 10:30 a.m. and arrives at the South Burnaby Cenotaph in Bonsor Park (Imperial Street and Nelson Avenue).

Three different ceremonies, starting at 10 a.m., will be held at the downtown cenotaph at Main Street and Yale Road,the Sardis cenotaph at Vedder Road and Keith Wilson Road and at the Sto: lo Nation grounds (7201 Vedder Road).

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A Remembrance Day service will take place at the Como Lake Middle School Auditorium at 9:45 a.m., followed by a parade along Winslow Avenue to the cenotaph on Veterans Way, where the ceremony will commence at 11 a.m. A parade to Royal Canadian Legion Branch 263 follows.

In North Delta, a ceremony begins at 10:40 a.m. at the North Delta Social Heart Plaza.

In South Delta, a parade from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 61 (4896 Delta Street) starts at 10:15 a.m. The ceremony at the cenotaph at Memorial Park in Ladner (47 Ave & Garry St), follows at 10:40 a.m.

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There will be a parade (10:30 a.m.) and ceremony (10:50 a.m.) at the Douglas Park Cenotaph (20550 Douglas Crescent). Additional ceremonies will be held at the Fort Langley cenotaph (23105 St. Andrews Avenue) — parade begins at the cemetery at 10:25 a.m. — and at the Aldergrove Legion cenotaph (26607 Fraser Highway) at 10:50 a.m. following a short parade which begins on Old Yale Road near 268 Street.

For the first time, a formal ceremony at the Murrayville Cemetery cenotaph (21405 44 Avenue) will take place at 10:45 a.m.

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The parade will begin at 10:15 a.m. at Ecole des Deaux Rives (7674 Stave Lake Street). The service at the Clark Theatre (33700 Prentis Avenue )starts at 10:40 a.m., followed by a wreath laying and social gathering at Legion Branch 57 (32627 Logan Avenue).

The ceremony at Richmond City Hall (6911 No. 3 Road) will begin at 10:20 a.m. with a parade towards the cenotaph, which is located on the east side of city hall. Official ceremonies at the cenotaph begin at 10:40 a.m. There will be two minutes of silence at 11 a.m., followed by wreath-laying. Members of the public unable to attend in person can watch a live broadcast on the city’s website.

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A veteran salutes during the 2015 Remembrance Day Ceremony in Surrey.RICHARD LAM/PNG

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Remembrance Day Ceremony at UBC will be held at War Memorial Gym and will include short readings, remarks from special guests and musical performances by the UBC Opera Ensemble. Doors to the War Memorial Gym will open at 10 a.m. and the ceremony will commence at 10:45 a.m.

The service starts at 10:55 a.m. at the Memorial Arch in Memorial Park (Marine Drive between 19th Street and 20th Street). The West Vancouver Memorial Library will open its doors for a reception following the ceremony.

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 008’s Remembrance Day parade will start at the corner of Roper Avenue and Johnston Road at 9:30 a.m. The wreath laying ceremony at White Rock City Hall cenotaph starts at 11 a.m..

The Legion’s Crescent Beach Branch 240 (2643 128 Street, Surrey) has a ceremony beginning with a procession at 10 a.m. and the service at 10:30.

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